CPTSD/Disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified

Between the 4th and 7th of November 2025 I was sectioned at New Craig’s hospital in Inverness because my recent ex partner noticed I hadn’t been okay for a few months.

We both thought I had bipolar, because I’ve had episodes of bipolar type mood swings without PTSD attacks before, although this time I have severe PTSD attacks and new symptoms consistent with CPTSD. So he asked them to section me. I joked around he should be in there too because I know he has ADHD with me being born with ASD/ADHD myself although NHS Highland also refuse to pick up my ADHD despite my dad and brother being diagnosed. I was sectioned and diagnosed with ASD/CPTSD.

NHS Highland decided to change this and write BPD and lie on their form about me so I took the opportunity to share my life on here in the hope I’d get the correct labels which will enable me to get the correct support so I can finally live life after a lifetime of continuous abuse and suffering. Both conditions need different forms of treatment so is highly dangerous but they still emotionally abused me to believe I had BPD despite not ever really relating to the criteria. Only the PTSD, ADHD, Asperger’s and bipolar in my life.

This made me question whether they were trying to help me at all. NHS Highland then said “it’s new Craig’s fault because your discharge papers say BPD”.

Hmm? So who was telling the truth, the decent psychiatrist I had, or Steve Cargill at NHS Highland. I mean, do they really care about people with mental health conditions if they can intentionally watch someone suffer to cover their own clinical negligence?

If they can treat me this way I’m extremely worried about NHS Highland taking over New Craig’s hospital in Inverness, considering their reputation for the bullying of staff.

I have no support network. I’m a woman born to survive alone. I’m neurodivergent, but I also have CPTSD.

That was the tipping point for me.

My ADHD and bipolar goes on a ten fold when my sense of injustice is threatened and toyed with. And then the mania gets triggered. So you can say I swim in a river in my mind. But you know how it goes. CPTSD and bipolar co-occur. But no apparently according to these people “I’m violent, dangerous, and basically emotionally unstable”.

Okay, sure. Sure. Sure. That’s emotional abuse you know? Did you know that?

Despite having a prolonged history of abuse I have a variety of creative skills because of my ADHD and/or bipolar – that’s the only positive part of it.

Before my ultimate collapse due to pervasive trauma since childhood, including interpersonal family neglect and gaslighting, I was studying English Literature and Creative Writing. Although it’s been difficult recently because of the PTSD attacks.

They said “you don’t have bipolar, or ADHD, you have BPD, we are the professionals”.

Well if that’s BPD then you need to change the description because it doesn’t fit in with my reality. No offence. They then proceeded to try and say to me “This is harassment” when I clearly stated what they were doing, although I said some bad things as a figure of speech but that doesn’t mean I am that person because it’s not my personality.

The woman at paramedic at New Craig’s said “well if you’ve gone through abuse you have BPD, that’s what I’ve been told so that’s your diagnosis”. Well your diagnosis is wrong. Very wrong. Because you have an IQ of a donut.